He Atlético de Madrid receives this Saturday (4:15 p.m.) the Deportivo Alavés at the Metropolitano, in the return of LaLiga after the break caused by the commitments of the national teams. From the hand of Opta we bring you ten essential information for this meeting.
1. The Atlético de Madrid They have only lost one of their 13 home games against Alavés in LaLiga (W10 D2), 0-1 in May 2003, and have won the last six, their best streak of victories at home against the Vitorian team in the competition.
2. The Deportivo Alavés They have won two of their last four games against Atlético de Madrid in LaLiga (L2), both victories in Mendizorroza, after not achieving a single victory in their previous 12 meetings with the rojiblancos in the top category (D4 L8).
3. Atlético de Madrid accumulates 36 games in a row at home without losing against Basque rivals in LaLiga (W29 D7), since a 0-1 against Real Sociedad in March 2013, the best unbeaten streak at home against these opponents in the entire history of the competition.
4. Atlético de Madrid has won three of its last four games in LaLiga (L1), achieving only one less victory than in the rest of the league season (L9 W4 D5).
5. The Alavés They have lost six of their last seven games in LaLiga (W1), suffering the same defeats as in their previous 17 games in the competition (W8 D3 L6).
6. Atlético de Madrid has only conceded seven goals in LaLiga 24/25, the lowest record of any team in the competition and its best defensive record after its first 13 games of the season since 20/21 (five), when it was league champion for the last time.
7. The Atlético de Madrid player, Giuliano Simeonehas participated in three goals in his last four appearances in LaLiga (one goal and two assists), the same contribution as in his first 19 games in the competition (one and two also).
8. The Alavés player, Luka Romeroscored a double in his only match with Atlético de Madrid in LaLiga, with Almería in February 2024, becoming the youngest player to score two goals in the same duel against the rojiblancos in the competition in the 21st century (19 years and 98 days).
9. Diego Pablo Simeone He will complete his 700th game on the Atlético de Madrid bench in all competitions (412W 156D 131L) and has the possibility of achieving 300 victories in LaLiga (491 games), becoming the third coach in history to achieve this figure, after Luis Aragonés (344) y Miguel Munoz (323).
10. The Alavés coach, Luis Garcia Plazahas won two of his last three duels against Diego Pablo Simeone in LaLiga (L1), after failing to achieve any victory in his first four matches in the competition (D1 L3).
